Urgent: Gold down on stronger dollar

Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange went down Tuesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened versus the euro in the wake of the worsening Greek debt crisis.

The most active gold contract for August delivery lost 7.2 U.S. dollars, or 0.61 percent, to settle at 1,171.80 dollars per ounce. Endite